2.5M Israeli children head back to school as teachers' strike averted at last minute
Secondary School Teachers' Association and Education and Finance ministries reach agreement hours before the school year is set to begin.
Education
3 Israeli universities rank among world's top 100
Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot ranks 67th, compared to 83rd place in the previous year. The Technion in Haifa reaches 78th, while the Hebrew University of Jerusalem drops to the 85th position from 77th in 2022.
Isolationist Haredi group opens first state-run school
According to Beit Shemesh mayor Aliza Bloch, Kanaim families who have special needs children struggle to educate them in private institutions, which is why she reached out to education officials to create one just for them.
New Shanghai ranking has 3 Israeli universities in top 100
All three institutions improved their standings compared to 2021, attesting to Israel's rising status as an academic powerhouse.
Some 700 Jewish teens graduate Diller Fellowship program
Some 350 international and 350 Israeli Fellows gather for a three-week period of cultural exchange, exploration of Jewish peoplehood and shared community-service projects.
Israeli app teaches basics of coding to children
Nick Academy includes a wide variety of activities where learning takes place through educational games. The global market for educational apps is estimated at $80 billion.
Education Ministry: Israeli schools lack nearly 6,000 teachers
"Teachers are fleeing the profession due to the disgraceful salaries and conditions," says Israel Teachers Union head Yaffa Ben-David in response to Education Ministry report.
4 Arab high school teachers from Acre face dismissal over online incitement
The four teachers, who receive their salaries from the state, posted messages encouraging violence, mainly during last year's riots in the city over the course of Operation Guardian of the Walls.
Citing 'educative manipulations,' Israel cancels youth trips to Poland
"The Poles wanted to mess with the content of the trips and what can or can’t be said to Israeli children visiting," Foreign Minister Yair Lapid says, asserting, "They can’t tell us what to teach our children."
Israel hosts OECD education innovation conference in Jerusalem
The conference is expected to attract 15,000 visitors, including supervisors, school administrators, educational departments, educational consultants, psychologists, teachers and parents.